Aloha Airlines.(North America Report)(filed chapter 11 bankruptcy)

Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11 at the end of Dec., becoming the second Hawaii-based carrier to seek bankruptcy protection after Hawaiian Airlines filed for Chapter 11 in March 2003. Privately owned Aloha said that despite an 8% increase in enplanements in the third quarter, it was unable to post a profit in the period owing to rising fuel costs and lower ticket price. …